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The Portland daily press., 1887-01-18
XLIXth CONGRESS- SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.
The resolutions of the Maine Legislature
in opposition to the free ship bill were pre-
sented in the Senate today.
Mr.. Hoar, from the select committee on
the centennial Of the Constitution. reported
a resolution that it is expedient that it be cell
ebrated in April, 1889, by an address 10 be
delivered before the President Of the United
States and the two houses of Congress by
the Chief Justice of the United States, to
which representatives of foreign govern
ments shall be invited, and that the occasion
be further celebrated by suitable civic and
military observances.
On motion of Mr.. Sawyer. the Senate pro-
ceeded TO consider and pass the pension bills
on the calendar. Forty pension bills, princi-
pally House bills, were passed, and the pen
sion appropriation bill (apprOpriating S75,-
OOO,OO0l was taken up and passed with only
few 1mmaterial amendments.
The army appropriation bill was also taken
up and passed with few unimportant
amendments.
The Senate bill to establish agricultural
experiment stations in connection with agri-
cultural colleges was taken up as un finished
business.
Messrs. ingalls, and Vest~S2posed, and
Butler supported the measure
Without action ON the bill or ON any Of the
pending amendments, the Senate. at $40
o'clock, adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1887-01-18
L ewiston Wickedness.

LEWISTON, Jan. 17.-Today Coroner Lit
tlefield was notified that girl named Clook
had died at house in Lewiston Monday
forenoon. A jury was empannelled and one
witness, doctor, was examined, when the
hearing adjourned till Tuesday. The wit
ness testified to examination last week which
indicated that the patient had been operated
upon Cor abortion, before she came into his
charge
The Portland daily press., 1887-01-18

The citizens of Chicago having contributed
$4,000 to the fund for the payment of en-
Mrs. Logan in this city, Col. l.. NJ Parker
today called on her and obtaining from her
check on Riggs d Co. paid off the notes.
Later in the day he presented to Mrs. Logan
the cancelled notes, and she now owns the
house known as Calumet Place on Colombia
Logan's gratitude was expressed in a letter
to VIM. Porin Nixon of Chicago, thanking
him for his efforts and those who
had contributed so generously TO her future
comfort
The Portland daily press., 1887-01-18
FoKEICN.

Bismarck's Defeat in the ReIchstag
Turned Into a Victory.
The Portland daily press., 1887-01-18
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DAMARIsooTTA, Jan. 17.-Nathaniel NJ.
Pike, well known lawyer of Lincoln coun-
ty, died suddenly of pneumonia at his farm
in this village today, aged 81 years. Mr..
Pike came to this place in 1S47, and was for
many years the law partner Of the late Hon.
Ezra B. French, was formerly trial justice
and supervisor of schools. He leaves large
nrODeriY.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-01-11
The Honolulu Rifles.

The annual meeting of this corps was held
on Thursday evening at its armorv. The FL
naucial Secretary's report was read, showing
that $685. was due, and that $352.75 had
been collected-leaving balance of 1889 lost
by members dropping of. Cash in hand
S223.50 The cash in hand and due the Com
pany was $500. Captain Ashford was highly
complimented by the Treasurer, Mr.. Z. F.
Bishop, for his liberality to the Company.
The election of officers was then proceeded
With, resulting in the reelection of Captain
Ashford. II. F. Aebbard and w. Unger were
also reelected first and second lieutenants.
The following civil officers were chosen: j..
II. Reist, Recording Secretary; Alex. Robert
son, Financial Secretary; E. F. Bishop, Treas
urer. Financial Committed. II. Reist, ].
Gibson and J. W. Pratt Armory Committee
H. F. Hebbard, c. w. Ashford and G. c..
Stratemeyer Range Committee. W. Pratt,
w. Unger and J. Torbert. Recruiting Com
mittee-W. Unger, F. Wood and and j. A. Ma
COON. Instructions were also given the Ar
mory Committee to place the gymnastic
apparatus in position as soon as possible.
The Rifles now claim an active membership
Of over 60 members
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-01-11
The Harbor.

When does the Minister of the Interior
propose setting the dredge 70 work? Or Is
he waiting until the harbOr is sited up, and
vessels are unable to lie alongside OF the
wharves? 1t looks that way. Ii is only a
short time since that the small schooner
Jennie Walker, when about to start for
Fanning's Island. was found to be hard and
fast on the bottom by the stern i'll the slip
opposite the old Custom House, which deied
the efforts of the steamer Waimanalo to tow
her out, breaking hawsers, etc., and it was
only with the aid of a couple of heavy tackle
falls and that of bystanders that the vessel
could be induced TO leave her soft spot in
the mud. Here is pretty state of affairs,
when a small schooner gets stuck at one
of the most used wharves. There is an APP
preparation for dredging the harbor, and it
would be wise policy to set the dredge to work
Immediately in cleaning out the slips of the
surplus mud and deposting it on the Esplan
ade where it would do more good. The re-
cent rains have also no doubt materially
added to the accumulations in the harbor.
Another thing to be considered is, that the
longer the dredge and other appliance lie idle
the more expense will be incurred III getting
Them into working order again.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-01-11

exports was 1896, 552.S4 So that we
have had an actual falling off in our
minor exports Of S44,S11.55. The sum
is not large, but straws show the way
the wind is blowing
The lesson from the customs tables
Is an easy one TO read. We have too
many eggs in one basket. Our whole
dependence is on sugar. Should a
crop fail. should some disaster hap
pen. ruin would come upon US and we
would have nothing to turn to. In
stead of our minor exports decreasing
in value, they should increase yearly.
Every effort should be made to en-
courage enterprises which open up
new industries and which divide the
risks. We hope that this present year
viii make better showing among the
minor industries.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-01-11

IL what Is generally reported about
the opium license Is true, VIZ: that
large number OF stockholders have
put ND their quota towards paying for
It. and are thus directly interested IN
pushing the sale, the drug Will be
pretty freely pushed upon the market.
Surprising that eighty are interested
In the license. and we have heard a
far greater number mentioned, that
would mean that eighty advocates Tor
opium smoking VIII busy themselves
In persuading people to buy 1t IS
very serious matter for the moralist
TO contemplate. The curse Of drink,
which Is well known In Honolulu, IS
bad enough. but the curse OF opium
smoking Is infinitely worse. However.
1t Is no use arguing against what Is
law. The law has been passed and
the license has been given. What we
want to do now Is to see what can be
done to prevent the drug from doing
more harm than can be avoided. For
this end there should be some sort of
organization. and wherever the law Is
not complied with. legal action should
be taken and the utmost penalty of
the law should be exacted. This
would hardly come under the duties
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. but similar society should be
formed: in It's ranks would be found
many who do not actively take part
in the W. c. 7. [. We may rest as
sured that in the course of year or
so the use of opium viii not be con
fined to Chinese. but that some white
men and natives viii be found to have
succumbed to the habit 1t is this
that we must guard against; individ-
nal effort may do something, but or
gained effort Will do a great deal
more. We give the suggestion, the
initiation of the movement should be
made by some OF the clergy Of the
CITY.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-01-11
The EspIanade.

The Minister of the Interior has evidently
been reading the Arkansaw Traveller, ludg-
ing from the appearance of the Esplande
last week-of course 1t was too wet to do
anything then, and when the weather is dry
the Esplanade is all right. This sort of rea-
soning may work we'll with those who never,
except in fine weather, visit that favorite
resort. Last week il was distressing to see
the loaded vehicles wading through the
mud and slush, occasionally sinking into a
deeper rut than usual and the frantic efforts
of the Jehus to guide their teams Alright. 1t
is fortunate that no serious miShap occurred
it was not the fault of the Esplanade, but
is entirely due to- the strength of the horses
and the vehicles TO which they were attached.
Seldom was the Esplanade seen in a worse
plight than during last week, and it is a
standing disgrace to the department which
processes to look after this particular part of
the city. 1t was really distressing to see
passengers, who could not afford TO hire a
hack. with their pantaloons rolled up, wad-
ing through this slough of despond" to
reach the steamer wharf. Even hackmen do
not admire this route, for it does not pay
them to drive through all this mud for
paltry dime-and then spend an hour or so
cleaning the mud of from their vehicles
they want at least % cents for this particular
Job. The only place where any freight could
be landed in safety was under the sheds.
The bark Planter, berthed alongside the
Esplanade, has been week endeavoring to
discharge and has only succeeded in landing
such articles as the mud and rain cannot
damage-the mud alongside the wharf at
one time being ankle deep-and yet the ship
will have to pay full wharfage. No wonder
her Captain was growing about the soft
state of affairs existing in that vicinity
The GAZETTE would also direct the Minister'S
attention to the bad state of the sidewalks,
on Fort Street below Queen Street, and also
the approaches to the Oceanic wharf, where
some real scientific work is required to pre-
vent the unwary from disappearing from
the public gaze. OF course there is way to
obviate this difficulty by climbing over a
large pile of lumber which fortunately is not
yet out of sight in the mud. The sidewalks
on the Waikiki side of Fort Street, between
Queen Street and the lower end of the Gus
tom House, all appear to be below the street
grade, and are partially covered in places
with soft plastic mud which is as likely to
prove treacherous as a well-laid banana skin.
Some humane individual had kindly placed
buoys IN the mud on the street mauka of the
Custom House, marked mo bottom "three
fathoms," " danger "go round" etc. OF
course, His Excellency will not take any
pride in this ''plain unvanished tale but
it is to be hoped he will act in this matter
promptly, and make the Esplanade fit for
travel by man or beast in all weather
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-01-11

LETTERS from the outer districts
show how loose the law there Is. We
must. Of course. give some discount
for personal feeling, but when even
that discount has been given, there
remains a very serious count against
the Government Of this country. Chi
nese have rights under our laws just
As anv other citizens, and they ought
To be protected. The manner IN which
the Chinese quarters at Nalakea
plantation We're raided on the evening
of December 26th, certainly requires
investigation. But this is only an
other instance of the manner ID which
matters are carried on in the country.
Where no one complains, injustice Is
habituaIly done. Things are perpe-
trated in the name of justice, in our
out districts which would make any
man. with spark of freedom in his
blood, shudder.
Our readers must take moment to
consider. The theory of the country
Is perfect justice. The practice is
anything but perfect justice. What
person in District Court gets jus
tee? With the small salaries given
and the influence of outsiders ia
the district. and the Grass ignorance
of the so-called Judges, we have very
little hope for the chances of any poor
man brought before the tribunal.
Honolulu is all right. A man sum-
moned or arrested. and brought be-
fore its Police Court, Is going to have
Justice done him: but the man who is
arrested outside of Honolulu. is likely
to have injustice done him. and has
had injustice done him. Unfortu-
nately the culprits have not been of
importance enough to call the atten-
ton Of their Governments. There
was a time however. when the poorest
of her subjects called forth the vigil
ance of Great Britain. 1t has yet to
be called forth here.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-01-11

pair of McInerny's shoes, or one of
Vests best carriages, with an order
thrown in to boot, who does not curse
the roads? There may have been
palace festivals. there may have been
expensive foreign missions, the cleo
trio light may blaze, but the roads are
a disgrace. Let any one go down to
the wharf and what does he find? A
sea of mud varying from six inches to
foot and half in depth. Through
this a man must wade in order to
reach one of the Island steamers. 1t
practically puts tax on every one
who travels 1t is impossible to walk
through the mud, SO an express has
to be hired. Why should poor man
be forced to take an express when he
would far rather walk. There has
been money enough voted to keep our
roads in proper order, but 1t certainly
has not been spent upon what it was
voted for. Again. take Liliha street
This is now in such a condition that
hackmen positively refuse to take a
fare there, and the unfortunate inhab-
itants have to swim out of their houses
as best they can. Those who live out
Waikiki way complain bitterly of the
condition Of the roads in their direc-
ton. In fact look where we will, the
roads are shamefully bad. There is
not word TO be said, either in their
defence or in their favor The ques-
ton that concerns our public is, what
are we going to do about it? How
long are we going to pay our money
in taxes for specific purposes and have
it frittered away in show and non
sense. The public have a right to
good roads, and the money subscribed
by the public should be spent on such
things and not be wasted as..i is. We
are a poor country, we may as well
acknowledge it. Our taxes are sub
scribed for a definite purpose, viz:
the good of the greatest number; they
are diverted to support the luxury of
a few. Now this must come to an end.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-01-11

The tables of arrivals and depart
ures which are given below, show. as
they always do during the last months
of the year. slightly different tale
from that given by the first nine
months. Though the total figures for
the year are not much affected, they are
slightly modified. During the last
three months there have been 40 ar
rivals Of whites and 394 departures,
making q gain Of IS to the white pop
ulation on the Islands But looking
at the total for the year, we find that
there has been an actual decrease Of
the white population of 472. 1t must
also be remembered that that loss has
been largely among the mechanic
class. The loss would have been con
siderably greater if the squirt in build
ing had not taken place. The re-erec-
ton of houses and stores IN the dis
trict destroyed by the great fire of
April Is. 1856, has given employment
to a considerable number of white
mechanics. Had not this squirt come
many who are now in Honolulu would
have had to seek work at the Coast.
On the other hand the departures
of Chinese have. during the last three
months. exceeded the arrivals; the de
partures being 1876 as against 249 ar
rivals. a loss of LAT Celestials But
this does not affect the figures for the
year. The gain in Asiatics for 1886
Is 1.441.
The question that is before US is
plain: what will be the future Of
country whose white population Is
steadily decreasing while Its Asiatic
population is as steadily increasing?
What is going to be Its effect upon
the institutions and morals Of Hawaii?
There can be little doubt as to the
ultimate result. The principles of
liberty which the early settlers here
inculcated, VIII be gradually lost sight
Of. and those of Asiatlc despotism will
take their place. The change is even
now going on before our eyes. OF
Asiatic morals we know enough with
out enlarging upon them. But for
the presence of large numbers of Ash
atics in our midst. we should not now
have an opium license thrust upon us.
The future is not pleasant to contem-
plate. and the worst is, that those
most interested do not contemplate:
they live for the day Their idea is,
latter us the deluge" While their
Rome is burning they are calmly i'd
ding.
Herewith we give the figures for the
last three months and also the totals
for the year:
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-01-11

The Custom House officials have
promptly issued the table of domestic
exports for the year 1886, and great
credit Is due to the clerks for having
their work so well up.
The result for the year IS at first
sight satisfactory. the total exports
being sI0.34O.375.17, as against So
95S. $50 IS for the year 1885. When
we look back dozen years, the great
increase in our exports does indeed
seem enormous. In 1874 our exports
were but little over one and half
millions. from that time forward there
has been a steady increase till the
present figure has been reached. The
increase. however, has been mainly in
one product. If we deduct the value
Of sugar and molasses. from the total
exnorts. we find the value of all other
articles exported TO be 5O,74 -29.
And making a similar calculation for
the year 1856. we find that outside of
sugar and molasses, the value Of our
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-01-11
The Old--oId Story.

Ca Monday evening, Jan. Sd. Dir. J. A.
Aassinger had to submit to another of those
little affairs which tend to bring forth the
bright side of life and make him feel that
all here below is not dreary waste. Some
time since Mr.. Hassinger took charge of a
number OF young lads and organized what
is now known as the Hassineer Cadets. y
The cadets have made goodprogress. and to
show their thorough appreciation of their
instructors abilities, presented that gentle
man with fine painting, representing a
bunch of ohias, By Mr. Furnea1x. The
painting was presented by the Captain of
the Cadets. Master George Ross, wish a
highly complimentary letter from the com
pany. Dir. II ssiueer. it Is needless to say,
was highly pleased with this additional eyi-
denee of the cadets good will toward him,
and thanked Capt Ross and the company
for this cherished token OF their regard.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-01-11

A NATIVE paper under the control of
the Minister Of Foreign Affairs, has
taken TO publishing a column or so IN
English. 1t has discovered delight
full mares nest. Il cannot shirk the
fact that the whole of the Honolulu
press have denounced the condition
of the roads. but 1t finds a brilliant
excuse. The roads are good enough,
It Is only a dead set against the Min
lister Of Interior and Is a mask Tor
some sinister design, II the triple
distilled idiot who penned this bosh
would 90 out on the plains, or engage
a trap 10 take MIN TO Liliha street. or
take a walk through the lake on the
EspIanade. he might find sinister
design or two floating about loose,
or be might dive Tor q few that had
sunk IN four feet Of mud. How any
one possessing q grain of common
sense can say a word IN favor Of the
roads Is more than we can tell. The
roads are as bad as they can be,
they are a disgrace to the coun-
try and the Government. II there
Is any sinister design 1t Is evidently
on the part Of the Minister, who evi-
IDENTIFY wants to drown few OF the
citizens. or break their necks by wreck
ing their wagons. Those are the sin
lister designs.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-01-11
Laundry News

The white man has apparently to take a
back seat where John" takes hold in
earnest. The following, which is clipped
from hongkong paper, tells the story ::
The Victoria Steam Laundry Company, the
second company who have essayei to make
washing by machinery a success in Hong
kong, have decided to close their establish
ment as soon rs possible, the work being
carried on at present at a loss of about $500
month";
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-01-11
A Fair in Prospects.

The Portuguese Ladies Benevolent Society
are actively engaged in the prepOratige of
useful and fancy articles with the object of
holding fair il May next, 10 aid II the
funds OF tine Society, and to which no doubt
the public will respond in liberal manner,
and enable these ladies to accomplish more
fully the benevolent objects of their organI-
zatior. similar notice appeared IN the
Llts0 HDrpaiiaR0 last Saturday.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-01-11
MOrtgagee's Notice Of FOreclOsure.

y NOE WITH y
l. power of sale contained in certain mort
gage made by John kebellO to Oswald Scholz.
dated the 18th day of October, 1855 recorded in
Liber 9. on pages 364. 36j 800 and 361. Notice is
hereby given that said mortgage intends TO fore
close said mortgage for condition broken. TO witt
non-payment OF interest, and upon said foreciOs-
IRE will sell at public auction at the SaesroOm Of
Lewis j. LeveY. Auctioneer, in Honolulu. on
WEDNESDAY, the 2d day Of February. 1887, at
L. NJ of said day. the premises described in SAID
mortgage as below specified.
Further particulars DE had by application
to CHARLES CREIGHTON. Attorney at Law.
OSWALD SCHOLZ.
BY his Atty. in Fact, A. JAEGER.
Dated December Goth. 1886
Premises to be sold are:
\ certain piece OF land with the buildings
thereon situate in keOniala IN said Honolulu,
being part of Royal Patent 4fS3 and being more
fully described in deed from Virgil Thompson to
John Robello. dated August list, 1876, and of rec
ord in Liber AZ, on pages II and -.
2d-All that certain piece parcel of land with
the buildings thereon situate at Keoneula Homo
lulu. being described in Royal Patent 4423, L. c.
A. Cos and being same premises conveyed to said
John Robello by deed of Mary Eliza Clarke
dated April 10Th, 1888, of record in Liber ~, on
pages 314 and 80. 1147 1t